Developed with Samsung and IBM, BlackBerry unveils security-focused tablet

Mar 16, 2015

BlackBerry Ltd. unveiled a new high-security tablet on Saturday as part of its continuing efforts to expand its base with business and government customers.The new device, developed with Samsung Electronics Co. and International Business Machines Corp., marks the second time BlackBerry has tried to enter the tablet market. The company said it should be available as early as this summer.In 2011 BlackBerry introduced the PlayBook tablet as part of the previous managements attempt to compete with Apple Inc., Samsung and others in the consumer market. The PlayBook stumbled out of the gate, critici...